Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting kernel-zfcpdump package, versions <0:5.14.0-70.17.1.el9_0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-KERNELZFCPDUMP-7858336
  • published3 Sept 2024
  • disclosed11 Mar 2022

Introduced: 11 Mar 2022

CVE-2022-27666  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 kernel-zfcpdump to version 0:5.14.0-70.17.1.el9_0 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2022:5249.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-zfcpdump package and not the kernel-zfcpdump package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

A heap buffer overflow flaw was found in IPsec ESP transformation code in net/ipv4/esp4.c and net/ipv6/esp6.c. This flaw allows a local attacker with a normal user privilege to overwrite kernel heap objects and may cause a local privilege escalation threat.

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